Mobile Clinic Services
Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) and Kids'-Doc-On-Wheels (KDOW)
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RCPS partners with Kids'-Doc-On-Wheels (KDOW) to provide mobile medical services for RCPS students. These comprehensive pediatric services, which are available to all RCPS families on a voluntary basis, supplement existing school-based clinic services and can help reduce missed instructional time for students and missed work time for parents.
Enrollment is voluntary and existing school clinic services will still be available to all students.
If you would like to enroll in services via the mobile clinic, CLICK HERE.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What services are available?
Medical services via a designated KDOW mobile medical van conveniently provides wellness visits and checkups to students and do not require students to visit traditional brick-and-mortar medical facilities. Such services provided on school campuses could minimize missed instructional time for students and work time for parents. Existing school clinic services will still be available for all students.
What happens when a parent enrolls?
KDOW Community Outreach Team members will call the family to assess needs, including insurance.
If a parent enrolls, does that mean he/she loses their primary care physician (PCP)?
NO. However, KDOW can become the primary care physician if the student does not have one.
What are the services provided?
Services provided can include assessments, referrals, wellness and sick visits, sports physicals, coordination with the existing pediatrician, and prescriptions. School clinic personnel or KDOW members will facilitate outreach and provide more information on the full range of services available.
How do I enroll/sign up?
Click HERE
What if I do not want to participate?
Enrollment is voluntary. Existing school clinic services will still be available for all students.
For more information about how to sign up, please contact your child's school and ask to speak with the clinic personnel. If you need more information about the services that KDOW provides, please contact them directly at (404) 574-2512.
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